भ्रम

See also: भ्रम्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रम (bhrama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾəm/, [bʱɾɐ̃m]

Noun

भ्रम • (bhram) m

1. misconception, mistaken view

   Synonyms: ग़लतफ़हमी (ġaltafahmī), वहम (vaham)

   भ्रम होना ― bhram honā ― to be mistaken

   भ्रम पैदा करना ― bhram paidā karnā ― to confuse

Declension

Declension of भ्रम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रम bhram	भ्रम bhram
oblique	भ्रम bhram	भ्रमों bhramõ
vocative	भ्रम bhram	भ्रमो bhramo

Derived terms

• भ्रमित (bhramit)
• भ्रामक (bhrāmak)
• दृष्टिभ्रम (dŕṣṭibhram)
• मतिभ्रम (matibhram)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भ्रम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভ্ৰম (Assamese script)
• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬫ (Balinese script)
• ভ্রম (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဘြမ (Burmese script)
• ભ્રમ (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦿꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಭ್ರಮ (Kannada script)
• ភ្រម (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣມ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രമ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରମ (Odia script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖦 (Siddham script)
• භ්‍රම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚢 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ரம (Tamil script)
• భ్రమ (Telugu script)
• ภฺรม (Thai script)
• བྷྲ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander”) +‎ -अ (-a)

Noun

भ्रम • (bhrama) stem, m

1. wandering or roaming about, roving over or through (comp.) Kathās.
2. moving about, rolling (as of the eyes) Rājat.
3. turning round, revolving, rotation (acc. with √ दा = to swing) MBh. Sūryas. Hcat.
4. a whirling flame RV.
5. a whirlpool, eddy Prab.
6. a spring, fountain, watercourse L.
7. a potter's wheel Sāṃkhyak.
8. a grindstone
9. a gimlet or auger L.
10. a circle Āryabh.
11. giddiness, dizziness Suṡr.
12. confusion, perplexity, error, mistake (ifc. mistaking anything for) Hariv. Kāv. Rājat. &c.

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀪𑀫 (*bhama)
  • Assamese: ভুৱা (bhua)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਭਰਮ (bharam)

  Shahmukhi script: بھرم (bhram)

• → Tamil: பிரமை (piramai)